Saturday’s victory over Watford demonstrated how far Leicester City have come in a short space of time, manager Claude Puel has stated.

City were impressive as they beat the Hornets 2-0 , and Puel admits the scoreline should have been more emphatic, and their display was in stark contrast to their defeat against the same opposition at Vicarage Road less than a month ago.

As they did on Saturday, City took the lead at Vicarage Road but were then outmuscled and conceded twice to two set plays to squander a possible victory.

Claude Puel during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Watford at King Power Stadium (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)

However, at the King Power Stadium, City outplayed the Hornets for long spells, but were also able to match their physicality in open play and at set pieces, much to Puel’s delight.

“The most important thing was to win and we have kept another clean sheet,” he said.

“It shows the solidity of us, the hard work on the pitch of all the team. It is important.

“After that we then try to keep the ball on the floor and to find good space, good quality and fluidity in our game.

“If we stay against this team with the same battles, duals without the possibility to play on the floor it would be just like the first game.

“We can win of course away against Watford. It was a story of the free kicks and set pieces. We conceded from two set pieces, and we can come back in the end with two saves from their keeper for example.